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open-plan rooms are beautifully designed with low furniture and sunken living
areas exuding a sense of space.
LE TOUR TRAVELER'S REST YOUTH HOSTEL $
( Letu Jing'an Guoji Qingnian Lushe; 6267 1912;
www.letourshanghai.com
;
36, Alley 319, Jiaozhou Rd; 319 36 dm/d ¥70/260; Jing'an Temple)
Sitting quietly in a
lilong
(alleyway), this great place has bundles of space, and
the old-Shanghai textures continue once inside, with red-brick interior walls
and reproduced stone gateways above doorways.
Hostel
JIA SHANGHAI $$$
( 6217 9000;
www.jiashanghai.com
; 931 West Nanjing Rd; 931 studio
¥2500; )
Offbeat, fun and modish, the lobby ornaments (funky bird-
cages, amusingly designed clocks) and dapper staff prepare you for the col-
ourful studio rooms in this 1920s building. Discounts of up to 50%.
Boutique Hotel
Pudong New Area
RITZ-CARLTON SHANGHAI, PUDONG $$$
( Shanghai Pudong Lisi Kaerdun Jiudian; 2020 1888;
www.ritzcarlton.com
;
Shanghai IFC, 8 Century Ave; 8 d from ¥2400; Lujiazui)
From
the stingray skin effect wallpaper in the lift to its exquisite accommodation and
stunning alfresco bar, the deliciously styled 285-room Ritz-Carlton in the
Shanghai IFC seizes the much-contested Pudong hotel crown with aplomb.
The beautifully designed rooms - a blend of feminine colours, eye-catching art
deco motifs, chic elegance and dramatic Bund-side views - are a stylistic tri-
umph.
Luxury Hotel
PARK HYATT $$$
Luxury Hotel
